bransonglobe.com HISTORY July 15 - 16, 2020 • 23 Today in History: Movies, music and more • 971 According to legend English saint Swithun is reburied inside Winchester Cathedral (against his wishes), whereby a terrible storm proceeds to rain for 40 days and nights • 1099 City of Jerusalem is captured and plundered by Christian forces during the First Crusade • 1205 Pope Innocent III states Jews are doomed to perpetual servitude and subjugation due to crucifixion of Jesus • 1381 John Ball, a leader in the Peasants’ Revolt, is hung, drawn and quartered in the presence of Richard II of England • 1410 Battle of Grunwald (First Battle of Tannenburg, Battle of Žalgiris), one of Medieval Europe’s largest battles during Poland-Lithuanian Teutonic War. Polish King Władysław Jagiełło and Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas defeat Teutonic Ulrich von Jungingen • 1799 The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign • 1863 President Davis orders service duty for confederate army • 1864 Troop train loaded with Confederate prisoners collided with a coal train killing 65 and injuring 109 of 955 aboard • 1916 Boeing Company (Pacific Aero) formed by William Boeing in Seattle, Washington • 1932 US President Herbert Hoover cuts own salary 15% • 1948 US President Harry Truman nominated for another term (Philadelphia) • 1954 1st commercial jet transport plane built in US tested (Boeing 707) • 1955 18 Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by 34 more laureates • • 1958 President Eisenhower sends US troops to Lebanon; they stay 3 months 1964 Barry M Goldwater (SenR-Az) nominated for president by Republicans • 1965 “Mariner IV” sends back 1st pictures of Mars • • 1971 US President Richard Nixon announces he will visit the People’s Republic of China 1980 Billy Carter, the brother of US President Jimmy Carter, registers as a foreign agent of the Libyan government after it was revealed they paid him hundreds of thousands of dollars Movies & TV • 1968 “One Life to Live”, American soap opera, premieres on TV • 1974 Television new reporter Christine Chubbuck shoots herself live on TV WXLT-TV, Florida, first person to commit suicide in a live broadcast • 1988 “Die Hard” directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is released in the US • 2009 “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”, the 6th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released worldwide • 2016 “Stranger Things” debuts on Netflix created by the Duffer Brothers, starring Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown Music • 1960 Chubby Checker releases his version of “The Twist” in the US • 1972 “Honky Chateau” becomes Elton John’s first No. 1 album in the US, includes hit “Rocket Man” • 1984 John Lennon’s “I’m Stepping Out” released posthumously • 1987 Boy George barred from British TV show, he may be a bad influence Sports • 1909 Ty Cobb hits 2 insidethe-park HRs • 1912 American athlete Jim Thorpe is placed in top 4 in all 10 events, for an Olympic record 8,413 points to win the Decathlon gold medal at the Stockholm Olympics, medal stripped 1913 (played pro baseball), reinstated 1982 • 1973 California Angel Nolan Ryan 2nd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 6-0 • 1980 Johnny Bench hits his 314th HR as a catcher which breaks Yogi Berra’s record
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